Regional Features: Archive by Date

December 2002

Catholic Sex Abuse Indictments
Posted Wednesday, December 4
Yesterday a grand jury handed down the first indictments in the Cleveland Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. The intensive 7-month investigation reviewed tens of thousands of doucments and heard testimony from more than a thousand alleged victims of child sexual abuse. But critics charge that the Church still has to answer for fifty years of covering up abuse by men and women trusted by parishioners. County prosecutors say there will likely be more indictments brought against the Cleveland Diocese, some possibly from out of state. Ideastream's Karen Schaefer reports.

Lessons Learned From Davis-Besse
Posted Monday, December 2
It's been nearly a year since the Davis-Besse nuclear plant near Toledo was shutdown due to unprecedented corrosion damage. It may still be several months before plant owner FirstEnergy is ready to ask federal regulators for approval to reopen. But the lessons learned by what happened at Davis-Besse are already having an impact on the U.S. nuclear industry. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has at least temporarily increased its oversight of the 68 other nuclear plants that could develop Davis-Besse's problem. And FirstEnergy is planning major design innovations that would be the first of their kind in the U.S.. But critics say some lessons have yet to be learned, much less passed on. ideastream's Karen Schaefer reports.

New Legislation On Charter Schools
Posted Monday, December 2
Last fall's Supreme Court decision upholding school vouchers gave a victory to school choice supporters. Now charter schools are at center stage in the choice debate. New legislation on charter schools is expected to clear the Ohio Senate shortly, and head to Governor Taft's office for his signature. As ideastream's Bill Rice reports, some aren't happy with it.

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